“Unfortunately the wife he got was weak and a slut, something he would never allow himself to have.” — R.L. Mathewson Copy Share Image
“A woman isn't a whore for wanting pleasure. If it were unnatural, we would not be born with such drives.” — Nenia Campbell Copy Share Image
“Don't be mad at a hoe for doing what she does best, besides it's not her that owes you that loyalty.” — Michelle Blanchard Copy Share Image
“If the school population discovers I banged two dudes in one night, the girls will call me a bitch and a slut,… — Laura Steven Copy Share Image
“Don't look at me like that. This is a book about a sex scandal: did you really expect me to be a… — Laura Steven Copy Share Image
“If a woman enjoyed sex, or expressed her sexuality outwardly she was automatically a slut with no respect for herself. Sex was… — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
“No, it’s because you’re fucking pathetic. You’re no better than a human and to top it off you’re nothing but a whore.” — R.L. Mathewson Copy Share Image
“Maybe that was the root of my dislike for her: she had what I wanted, which earned her my jealousy, and since… — Nenia Campbell Copy Share Image
I couldn't stand being identified by my sexuality, I retaliated by insisting that people regard me for my intellectual worth. My intellect… — Leora Tanenbaum Copy Share Image
“I know what you're thinking. ‘How the hell does this broke ass piece of trailer trash know words like caveat,’ right? Well… — Isobel Irons Copy Share Image
“When Grant Blue reaches me, he bends his head down close enough that I can smell the soap and promise on his… — Isobel Irons Copy Share Image
“The word 'slut' (in patois) was repeated over and over, until suddenly I felt as if I were drowning in a well… — Jamaica Kincaid Copy Share Image
“If I had been armed with a feminist understanding that no girl deserves to be called a slut, perhaps I would have… — Leora Tanenbaum Copy Share Image
“God damn, I wish I could fast-forward time and be old and wrinkly. How awesome would that be? No more worrying about… — Isobel Irons Copy Share Image
“A lot of performers, if they go to bed with a woman on the road, they think of her as a slut.… — Waylon Jennings Copy Share Image
“Prostitute. Whore. What did they really mean anyway? Only words. Words trailing their streamers of judgment. I hated labels anyway. People didn't… — Janet Fitch Copy Share Image
“The sexier the other woman is, the more jealous your wife gets. And that's where slut shaming comes from. When a woman… — Oliver Markus Copy Share Image
“A slut is someone, usually a woman, who’s stepped outside of the very narrow lane that good girls are supposed to stay… — Jaclyn Friedman Copy Share Image
“I didn't think she was that kind of girl." I scampered up onto the ledge and strained to listen. "I overheard two… — Siobhan Vivian Copy Share Image
“Abstaining from sex, hitting the books, and wearing loose-fitting clothes are common ways that girls try to molt their "slutty" image. But… — Leora Tanenbaum Copy Share Image
When my reputation was at its height, classmates insulted me right to my face as I walked down the hall. When a… — Leora Tanenbaum Copy Share Image
“I hear they're givin' you a bad reputation just because you've never been denied. You try to say you've done it all… — Elvis Costello Copy Share Image
“See, the thing is, I had a little misunderstanding with Trent Gibson in Pre-Calculus earlier. I dropped my textbook on his face—accidentally,… — Isobel Irons Copy Share Image
“Around eighth grade Margot started getting really sensitive about her weight, even though she wasn’t remotely fat—just a little round-faced. So Margot… — Isobel Irons Copy Share Image
